Today in the History of Business & Economics

OCTOBER 2

1910 James V. Carmichael (Georgia-born Legislator, Businessman, Educational Leader)

Deaths Persons of Historic Significance Who Have Died on This Date

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1861 The First Train of the Wisconsin Central Railroad Runs Between Menasha and Waupaca

1863 A Federal Detachment Attacks Salt Works Near Florida's St. George's Sound

1874 Green Cove Springs, Florida Is Incorporated

1897 George Washington Bright Is Hired as First African-American Member of the Los Angeles Fire Department

1922 New York Stock Exchange Opens in a New Location

1958 4,000 Members of the United Auto Workers in Janesville, Wisconsin Join a National Strike Against General Motors

1975 Retail Giant, W.T. Grant, Files for Bankruptcy

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1910	James V. Carmichael (Georgia-born Legislator, Businessman, Educational Leader)


1861	The First Train of the Wisconsin Central Railroad Runs Between Menasha and Waupaca
1863	A Federal Detachment Attacks Salt Works Near Florida's St. George's Sound
1874	Green Cove Springs, Florida Is Incorporated
1897	George Washington Bright Is Hired as First African-American Member of the Los Angeles Fire Department
1922	New York Stock Exchange Opens in a New Location
1958	4,000 Members of the United Auto Workers in Janesville, Wisconsin Join a National Strike Against General Motors
1975	Retail Giant, W.T. Grant, Files for Bankruptcy